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The Toronto Raptors<\/a> and Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> meet Monday for Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Tip-off from Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (Peacock \/ NBC Sports Network). Let’s analyze NBA odds around the Raptors vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n Best-of-7 series: Cavaliers lead 1-0<\/p>\n Cleveland posted a 126-113 victory as an 8.5-point favorite Saturday in Game 1 as the Over (222) cashed. The Cavaliers shot 54.1% (44 of 81) from behind the 3-point line, while the Raptors were 52.1% (37 of 71) from the field. Cleveland was plus-6 in rebounding, and plus-2 in turnover margin. The Cavs also had 9 steals, to just 3 for the Raptors.<\/p>\n Cavs G Donovan Mitchell was good for 32 points on 11 of 20 from the field, including 4 of 7 from behind the 3-point line. G James Harden ended up with 22 points and 10 assists for the double-double in his first playoff game for the Cavs. Meanwhile, F Max Strus came off the bench for 24 points, hitting 8-of-10 from the field, and 4-of-6 from behind the arc.<\/p>\n Raptors F RJ Barrett was good for 24 points on 7 of 13 from the field, while hitting 3 of 6 from behind the 3-point line. F Scottie Barnes chipped in with 21 points, 6 assists and 3 3-pointers in the road loss.<\/p>\n Since March 17, Cleveland has won 12 of the past 15 games, while covering 4 of the past 5 games. The Over is 4-1 in the 5-game span, too.<\/p>\n Toronto finished the regular-season with 3 wins and cover in the final 4 outings, but it failed to cover in Game 1. As an underdog, the Raptors are 0-5 SU\/ATS in the past 5 games as an underdog.<\/p>\n Watch the NBA on Fubo!<\/a>Raptors at Cavaliers odds<\/p>\n Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:03 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Moneyline (ML): Raptors +280 (bet $100 to win $280) | Cavaliers -350 (bet $375 to win $100)Against the spread: Raptors +8.5 (-110) | Cavaliers -8.5 (-110)Over\/Under (O\/U): 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Raptors at Cavaliers key injuries<\/p>\n Raptors<\/p>\n PG Immanuel Quickley (hamstring) questionable<\/p>\n Cavaliers<\/p>\n C Thomas Bryant (calf) out<\/p>\n For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Raptors at Cavaliers picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n Cavaliers 117, Raptors 111<\/p>\n The Cavaliers (-350) will cost you 3 1\/2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward. You can’t back Cleveland straight up, or even as part of a multi-leg parlay at that price, as there is just no value there.<\/p>\n Cleveland improved to 13-2 all-time in playoff games against Toronto. If the Raptors were going to spring an upset, its best chance was Game 1. It didn’t happen. You can’t trust Toronto (+280) straight up, either.<\/p>\n AVOID.<\/p>\n TORONTO +8.5 (-110) is the play catching more than 4 buckets in Game 2. Yes, it failed to cover in the series opener, losing by 13 while catching 8 points. That was a stark contrast from the regular-season series when Toronto won and covered all 3 meetings.<\/p>\n While Cleveland covered in the series opener, it had the lowest cover percentage at home, going 16-25 ATS (39%). As home favorites, they were 15-23 ATS, according to TeamRankings.com. While the Cavs have covered 3 in a row at home since April 8, let’s take the points.<\/p>\n OVER 222.5 (-110) is the play in Game 2.<\/p>\n The Over has cashed in 4 of the past 5 games for the Cavaliers, while hitting 6 of the previous 8 outings, including Game 1.<\/p>\n The Raptors have hit high in 3 of the past 4 outings since April 9 in the regular season, and 6-4 across the previous 10 outings.<\/p>\n For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow @danieledobish<\/a> on\u00a0Twitter\/X.\u00a0Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Access more NBA coverage:<\/p>\n HoopsHype<\/a> | Celtics Wire<\/a> | Nets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Rockets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Sixers Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Thunder Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Warriors Wire<\/a>\u00a0| LeBron Wire<\/a> |\u00a0Rookie Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0List Wire<\/a><\/p>\n